Ministerial level Agency, chaired by the Prime Minister with 22 Ministers are members:

Mission: To lead the Disaster Management in the Kingdom of Cambodia. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Report on the disaster situation;2. Proposal on reserves of resources for Disaster

intervention in Emergency Response;3. Capacity Building and human resource

development on disaster management;4. Coordination in implementation of disaster

management policies;5. Information management and sharing;6. Coordination and mobilization of resources for

disaster response;

DM Working Groups of

Ministries/Institutions

National Committee for Disaster Management

(Chaired by the Prime Minister)

General Secretariat

Cabinet

Provincial Committee for Disaster Management

(PCDM)

District Committee for Disaster Management

(DCDM)

PCDM Secretariat

Commune Disaster

Operation Teams

Commune Committee for Disaster

Management (DCDM)

DCDM Secretariat

NECC

Capacity Building and Training Activities

Coordination in Relief and Emergency Response

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction

Community Safe area construction

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction

H6N3?

H5N1?

H4N7?

H9N9?

H7N1?

H5N2?

Consolidated national response planConsolidated national response plan

Legislative FrameworkLegislative Framework

Sectoral policiesSectoral policies

Sub-national response plansSub-national response plans

Operational guidelinesOperational guidelines

Cambodia National Comprehensive

Avian and Human Influenza Plan

Animal Health Plan

(MAFF)

Human Health Plan

(MoH)

Inter-Ministerial Cooperation

Plan(NCDM)

Information, Education &

Communication

• There must be support at the highest levels of government to ensure essential inter-ministerial cooperation;

• Key role of lead technical agencies, Ministry of Heath (MoH),& Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) must be supported and not undermined.

• Key role of Public Information, Education and Communication;

• Need for business continuity planning for essential services. This applies to all ministries, NGOs, UN system and any actor providing, or able to provide essential services in Cambodia;

Maintain the planning integrity of the Lead Technical Ministries (MoH & MAFF);

Include essential roles and responsibilities for other Ministries;

Help strengthen the connections between the two Lead Ministries and among the other Ministries, filling the gaps and improving the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and response activities;

Pre-pandemic Pre-pandemic activitiesactivities• Continue control and

prevention;• Develop national

preparedness programme;- Emergency policy & guidelines

- Sector operation continuity plans

- Multiple sub-national response plans;

• Emergency Legislative framework;

Many people will die; many more will be sick; The labour force unable to work; Hospitals and health centers will be

overwhelmed; Airports will close–tourists will be likely unable to

leave; Food will be in short supply and prices will rise; Fuel availability will dry up and power supply will

become erratic; Rubbish collection and water treatment services

will start to falter; Maintaining law and order will become a serious

challenge as supplies become scare; And more…

According to WHO, cumulative total as of 4 October 2009 are over 378223 cases (At least 4525 deaths).

Cumulative number of confirmed cases in Cambodia are 120 cases (1 death confirmed) as of 02 October 2009, according to CDCMOH.

Assumes virus has achieved the ability to reliably spread from human to human and become severe

Minimum 6-12 months expected time to develop a reliable vaccines and anti-virus

Medical supplies to include anti-virals will be in short supply

Complex problem that will challenge the entire nation◦ Lack of resources◦ Inability to provide for

the populace◦ Severe challenge to

governance Transcends national

boundaries◦ Globalization and

interconnectedness◦ Global response to

Pandemic

As the pandemic phase shifts towards rapid human to human transmission (WHO pandemic phase 6):

Consolidated national response planConsolidated national response plan

Legislative FrameworkLegislative Framework

Sectoral policiesSectoral policies

Sub-national response plansSub-national response plans

Operational guidelinesOperational guidelines

Non-Medical Non-Medical interventioninterventionss

MedicalMedicalresponsresponsee

Security Security Food production/distributionFood production/distribution Energy/power supplyEnergy/power supply TelecommunicationTelecommunication Water & sanitationWater & sanitation Finance & BankingFinance & Banking OthersOthers

Personal hygienePersonal hygiene Travel restrictionTravel restriction Quarantine Quarantine Social distancing Social distancing (closure of school, (closure of school, etc.) etc.) Risk Communication Risk Communication

Antiviral drugsAntiviral drugs Vaccines, etc.Vaccines, etc. Medical care, PPEMedical care, PPE

Social and Social and Economic Economic SystemsSystems(keep a society keep a society functioningfunctioning)

Public Health Measures

(Adapted from Dr. T. Kasai, WHO WPRO)

Non Health Sector Functions

Cambodia Sub-National Pandemic Planning

National Laws and PoliciesNCDM

Sets national goals and objectives, assigns sectoral roles and responsibilities

Agencies of GovernmentAllocation of sector-specific roles and

responsibilities Development of policies and guidelines needed

to support national and local planning processes

Sub-National Response and Recovery Plans

Sub-National Preparedness Program

National Preparedness Program

Provincial, District, Commune Response Plans

Provincial, District, Commune Recovery Plans

Human Resource needs: numbers of

staff, authority, knowledge, skills

Other Resource needs: operational,

organisational, financial and material

Public information and risk communication

needs